By The (Springfield) State Journal-Register -
Associated Press -
Saturday, October 25, 2014

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Evelyn Sanguinetti

Age: 43

Residence: Wheaton

Party: Republican

Family: Married to Raymond, three children

Education: Florida International University, bachelor’s in piano performance; law degree, John Marshal Law School, Chicago

Experience: Assistant Illinois attorney general, municipal law at private firm, attorney representing insurance clients - primarily small units of government - for The Travelers Cos., adjunct professor of law at John Marhall Law School, member of Wheaton City Council since 2011, DuPage County chairwoman of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly, third vice president of the Illinois Federation of Republican Women.

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Paul Vallas

Age: 61

Residence: Palos Heights

Party: Democrat

Family: Married to Sharon, three grown sons

Education: Western Illinois University, Macomb, bachelor’s in history and political science, master’s in political science

Experience: Former teacher; 13 years in the Illinois Army National Guard; Illinois Senate staff; executive director of the former Illinois Economic and Fiscal Commission; city of Chicago revenue and budget director; ran school districts in Chicago, New Orleans, Philadelphia and Bridgeport, Connecticut; helped rebuild school systems following earthquakes in Chile and Haiti; primary candidate for governor in 2002; consultant for DSI Civic, which does government restructuring and reorganization.